Crap Towns / Eccles / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Eccles?

There were 13.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Eccles from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.4 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 9.1. In 2025/26 it was 16.0, up from 10.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	10.6	5.2
2024/25	14.2	5.4
2025/26	16.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	9.1	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.9	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Little Hulton	6.1 km	47.0
Salford	5.2 km	23.0
Clifton	4.7 km	19.2
Swinton	2.9 km	18.7
Walkden	4.5 km	18.4
Irlam	5.7 km	17.9
Eccles	–	13.6
Stretford	5.2 km	11.1
Worsley	2.5 km	9.6
Urmston	3.7 km	9.1
Old Trafford	4.0 km	6.5
The typical town	–	5.7